In the preliminary stage of the men's speed section, Alipour secured the ninth position and progressed to the semi-final.
On Saturday, Alipour will compete against his rivals in the semi-final.
Meanwhile, Mahya Darabian, another Iranian speed climber, stood in seventeenth place and was eliminated from the tournament.
A total of 136 sport climbing athletes from 33 countries and regions are competing in the Keqiao event at the Yangshan Climbing Center, the same venue that hosted the climbing event during the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023.
The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup 2024 is underway in Wujiang, China from April 11 to 14, 2024.
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